Welcome to another edition of the Permaweb Journal Changelog: a weekly newsletter covering the latest Journal content, ecosystem news, media recaps, and upcoming events.
New articles from the Journal this week:
Permabites: Local Meetups for the Permaweb: Permabites is a grassroots initiative bringing permaweb builders together through local meetups. From Nigeria to India, AO community members are already hosting events. Learn how to start your own and connect with the ecosystem.
Arweave and AO ecosystem updates:
Permabites meetup in Benin Kingdom, Nigeria: Longtime community member Horizon hosted a local AO meetup to onboard new users and introduce the vision behind decentralized compute and the permaweb.
Permabites meetup in Bhopal, India: AO contributors in Bhopal organized a local event for students and developers to learn about Arweave and AO infrastructure.
Roam the Permaweb launch: A new permaweb app for browsing and discovering permaweb content is live at roam.ar.io.
ETH support goes live on AOX: Users can now bridge ETH to AO using AOX. Through LiquidOps, they can lend and borrow ETH directly on the network.
Media coverage of the permaweb this week:
DXB Crypto reviews Arweave and AO (YouTube): An overview of the Arweave ecosystem and how AO introduces a new model for decentralized compute.
The State of Cloud Storage by Phil Mataras (Hackernoon): An article examining the risks of centralized storage and how permanent data networks like Arweave offer a better long-term solution.
Unleashing GPU Power in HyperBEAM (APUS Mirror): A technical breakdown of how HyperBEAM is leveraging WASI-NN to support decentralized AI compute on AO.
Drew Pierson AO Q&A (X Vlog): An extended Q&A covering key questions about AO’s development roadmap and how the protocol is evolving.
Patrick Skinner vibecoding (X Livestream): Patrick returns with another live coding session with Sam Orth, and the two introduce a new podcast series covering AI and web3 called Protocol Room.
AO DUH Space with StarGrid (X Space): This week’s DUH featured David and Simone from StarGrid Battle Tactics discussing game mechanics and economic design leading up to the May 22 public release.
Permaweb Journal site improvements and updates:
Contribute to the Journal: Share your ideas, submit a guest article, or help expand the documentation. All contributors are welcome.
Upcoming events across the permaweb ecosystem:
Bazar Office Hour (Every Monday, 1 PM EST): Weekly sessions featuring developer demos and project showcases. Next guest: Jason Desantes, creator of contractwizard.ar.io
AO DUH Space (Thursdays, 12 PM EST): AO’s bi-weekly town hall. The next session will take place on May 29.
Bazar Creator Lounge (Fridays, 9 AM EST): Weekly X space for creators building storefronts, collections, and apps on the permaweb.
AO Permabites London (May 22): An in-person event titled “The Future of Web3, Decentralized AI, and Beer.” Open to builders, creators, and curious minds in the London area.
AO Hacker House Lisbon (June 2 to 5): A four-day event in Lisbon for teams building AO-native applications and protocols. Join the event.
Thank you for reading. If you are building with Arweave or AO and have something you would like to see featured, DM us on X. Let’s keep moving the permaweb forward.
This newsletter is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Always do your own research.
Permaweb Journal Team
